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About Valabu Village

Valabu is a mid sized village in Devarapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 500 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valabu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valabu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Devarapalle
Pincode 531030
Area (hectares) 913 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 500
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valabu compares

By the 2011 count Valabu is the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents. Its 913 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Valabu

Valabu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Valabu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valabu from other places

Valabu lies about 112 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 46 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Valabu
Tehsil headquarters Devarapalle 19 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 38 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 46 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 112 km

Villages closest to Valabu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devarapalle tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Valabu

As per the Census of India 2011, Valabu village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents.

Valabu village has 500 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valabu has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Valabu is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valabu covers 913 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valabu falls under Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Valabu is Tuni, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Valabu.

Valabu is about 112 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valabu is in Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Devarapalle is about 19 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 38 km away. Tuni is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinagangavaram (9.1 km), Kurukuru (12 km) and Kothapenta (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Valabu today is likely to be higher.

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